Alan Gomes
Sustaining Partner
I headed over to Avalon, Catalina on Wednesday to take advantage of the "pay 2, get the next 5 nights free." The plan was to head home next Wednesday after getting a bunch of work done on my laptop.
The weather had other ideas. Here's the current forecast:
Stay until Wednesday? I don't think so. Right now I'm in Hamilton Cove, which is one of the outlying coves near Avalon. It's been lovely over here and is very isolated--perfect for getting work done. And with my flopper stopper deployed, the motion has not been bad at all. No generators, no loud music--just the sound of surf hitting the beach. Oh, and a stray kayaker paddling by. Glorious.
This mooring would be a death trap in the conditions now on tap. I've been watching the forecast for the last few days, when this weather pattern was starting to emerge. At first it looked as though I might be able to get away with having them move me in the harbor (if they had space) to a mooring that is *realtively* sheltered for mild to moderate NE weather. Avalon is open to the NE, but there is some shelter next to the iconic Casino due to a small breakwater. But as the forecast has shaped up to this, I'm going to take my marbles and go home.
Monday in particular is kind of gnarly. What makes the 4 to 6 foot seas interesting is the 6-second period! Definitely a good idea to remain in port.
But I've got no complaints! It's been a great trip, even if a bit shorter than I might have liked. And the crossing tomorrow ought to be pretty typical and perhaps even on the light side.
The weather had other ideas. Here's the current forecast:
Stay until Wednesday? I don't think so. Right now I'm in Hamilton Cove, which is one of the outlying coves near Avalon. It's been lovely over here and is very isolated--perfect for getting work done. And with my flopper stopper deployed, the motion has not been bad at all. No generators, no loud music--just the sound of surf hitting the beach. Oh, and a stray kayaker paddling by. Glorious.
This mooring would be a death trap in the conditions now on tap. I've been watching the forecast for the last few days, when this weather pattern was starting to emerge. At first it looked as though I might be able to get away with having them move me in the harbor (if they had space) to a mooring that is *realtively* sheltered for mild to moderate NE weather. Avalon is open to the NE, but there is some shelter next to the iconic Casino due to a small breakwater. But as the forecast has shaped up to this, I'm going to take my marbles and go home.
Monday in particular is kind of gnarly. What makes the 4 to 6 foot seas interesting is the 6-second period! Definitely a good idea to remain in port.
But I've got no complaints! It's been a great trip, even if a bit shorter than I might have liked. And the crossing tomorrow ought to be pretty typical and perhaps even on the light side.
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